The Takeover (take 5)

Speaking of Jay-Z and washed up empire-building, here come the Celtics. Fresh off of 2 dominating playoff series against 2 of the 3 best players in the league, they came into Orlando and cruised to victory. In a way, the Magic share an inverse relationship with the Cavaliers: a commitment to team over any one star player (Dwight Howard is definitely a top 10 player in the league, but he needs too much offensive help for me to consider him a member of the all-God team), a pretty clever coach compared with the real "Big Baby", Mike Brown, and a different color scheme that focuses on whites and silvers over reds and blues. After game 1, it seems to not make a bit of difference to Boston who their opponent is or what their philosophy may be. More importantly, it appears that wherever the Celtics now lounge is their stomping ground. Although this game was close in the end, it should not have been. Rondo and Garnett shot a combined 8-24. Rondo has demonstrated, at least to me, that he is one of the premiere playoff performers in the league. Garnett has looked healthier than awful organic grains from Trader Joe's. Don't expect a repeat in mediocrity from these guys. If all goes well, we will have a great rematch that should have happened last season as well between Los Angelos and Boston. This is still probably a long shot (I now give the Magic a 50% chance of winning this series), but it is more likely than it was all season. In conclusion, the Celtics are possibly in the process of coming back to take what has rightfully been theirs for the past 3 years. And Kobe may have to explain to you-know-who just how you-know-what tastes.